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We Protect Lives.
Public Health for Middle Georgia
Serving Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones,
Monroe, Peach, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington and Wilkinson Counties
October 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Alyson Stuckart
Public Information Officer
(478) 751-6626
alyson.stuckart@dph.ga.gov
Fraudulent Website Article-No Exposure to HIV
or Hepatitis
The North Central Health District and Macon-Bibb County Health Department are aware of an article
published on October 16, 2015 by TMZtoday.com and reportquickly.com claiming a nurse from the
Macon-Bibb County Health Department has exposed several hundred people to HIV and Hepatitis by
failing to change needles prior to administering flu shots.
Macon-Bibb Health Department Administrator, Nancy White, stated, “The Macon-Bibb County Health
Department nurses administer flu vaccine with pre-filled, disposable syringes, so the fictitious scenario
suggested is not feasible. The misfortune of such an irresponsible hoax is that it could deter people from
taking the most important precaution for preventing the flu, and that is getting an annual vaccination. All
of us in public health take immense pride in protecting our clients and our community with the highest
standards of care and universal precautions.”
Dr. David Harvey, District Health Director, said, “We at the North Central Health District seriously regret
that harmful and erroneous statements have been published on several websites regarding vaccine
injections. The accusations are completely unfounded. Our nurses at the Macon-Bibb County Health
Department as in all of our district health departments practice under the highest of professional
standards.”
The North Central Health District and Macon-Bibb County Health Department are working vigorously to
have the article removed from the website.
For more information please contact Alyson Stuckart at: 478-751-6626 or Alyson.Stuckart@dph.ga.gov
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